The school issued a statement Wednesday, informing parents that Principal Barry Fitzpatrick resigned his job as principal after admitting to having inappropriate communications with a student.

"We recently discovered communications from Mr. Fitzpatrick that he acknowledged were inappropriate, and we accepted his resignation. As required by law, we have reported these communications to the proper authorities," said school President George Andrews Jr. "Our students mean everything to us. That was immediately clear to me the day I first arrived at the Mount in 1987. As such, we have the highest expectations for our faculty and administrators, and when these standards are not met, we have a responsibility to our boys and their families to take action."

School officials have not released any specifics on the investigation.

In the meantime, Assistant Principal David Norton will serve as acting principal.